Measuring instrument.



1. S CHUMANM MEASURING INSTRUMENT- 1916. SHEET 1.

8 1 ni n T E F. d W H Du T a P L M M u C E L N W T A c U P or A R 0 T N E V m ATTORNEY THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

1. SCHUMAN. MEASURING INSTRUMENT;

7 APPLICATION FILED GUT 31, 1912. 1,168,431 Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 1 \6 3 I 7 I l u 5 l2 l4 a wmuassss INVENTOR 1 I I 6/ I I W I41 M ATTOIZNEY YHE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH c0. WASHINGTON, D. c.

use of bothshands for manlpulating the tapes, and also so that any deviation from] I AT S JULIUS'SCHUMAN, 0F sA N FRANcIso'o, o'emroaniei ME ASURING INSTIR-lLTMENT.

To all whom it may concern I I Be it known that I, J ULIUS SCHUMAN, a citizen of. the United States,-residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Measuring I B1struments,-of which the following is a; specification. I It'is at present the practice with tailors in measuring for both mens and Womens suits to use. what is called an arm Square, which is a right-angled piece ofwood placed under one arm of the person being measured, the vertical member of the arm square resting against the front of the I shoulder, which arm square the tailor supports with onehand, while with the otherhe carries the ends of measuring tapes to various portions of the body for the purpose of securing measurements thereof. This instrument is inconvenientto use, on account ofthe fact that it requires one hand to support the arm square alone,leavingionly. one hand for ma.-

nipulating the various tapes. I Attempts have been made to adjustably support such an arm square upon a stand resting upon the ground, but no way has been heretofore 'de-i ment, as

' v not'glve the correctresult.

vised insuring that the horizontal member e f a of the arm squareis at the proper height from the ground, a very important requirewe otherwise the measurements will One object of the present invention isto provide means for supportlng such an arm square which will allow the tailor the free the correct position of thehorizonta'l member ofthelsq uare will be at once'detected;

A further object of v the invention is to provide. an nstrument by which accurate eso' ' showing parts of the'instrument as-applied in measuring the length ofa skirt; Fig. 4

measurements canbetaken even by an inexperienced person ing a garment. V H

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 11s a person showing-said instrument applied at the side ofsa' d'pe'r'son; Fig. 3 is a broken front VlBWe is a sectional view showing "the instrument as appliedfor holding a skirt form; Fig. 5

is a perspective View of the instrument {Fig 6 1s an enlarged broken vertical section a broken side view .of

forthe purpose of 'makj s s above the "screws 24, and extendaccurately i talr'en longitudinally of tube carrier; Fig.

7 ls an enlarged broken transverse sectionof the same; Fig. .8 is a broken lon'gitudinalI vertical section through an end of one of the. tubes; Fig.9 is an enlarged transverse sec tion of the tube carrier; l0v is a detail I curios, 1

' Speeifica'tion of Letters Patent. Pat nt d n, 13,1916 ,Applicationfi1ed 0ctoher31,'1912,Seria1lNo.7Q8,79O. I

longitudinal section of the samefFig. 11 is broken side View of a tape. 7

Referring to the drawing; basejwhlch rests on the ground and has a a beltfFigi l2is aff I 1 indicates a s lateral, extension 2. Supported centrally in] said base 1 is a short tube ,3 within. which is secureda longer vertical tube 4. 16 indicates a cylindrical tube slidable vertically insthe tube 4, and having slotted portion 7 Fig.

et and turned by. a small milled wheel "12.

Bynturning said whee1 12' with the hand, the

tube6 a be raised or lowered relative to saidtube 4, I I

' 6,.one side of which is in the form of arack '8 'jwhich iseng aged by a pinion 9 on a shaft 11 'having its bearing in the side of the tubel ends of which can slidefcylindrical tubes 16',

which are simultaneouslymoved into, or out of, the fixed tube lkb'y means'of a shaftl'i',

Fig 10, passing through the outer tube and having @a pinion 18 engaging racks20 exthe armpits of the' person to be measured.

atright angles to saidstrH sQGand also to tending from the inner tubes and guided by I guide walls gli secured to .the central tube 14. s The inner vertical tube, 6 israised 01* lowered until the horizontal :1 telescoping tubes 16,.are'5approximately at the, level of the tubes 16. 'Thepr'essure of each indicator strip maintains said strip close to said barunles's downward'pressure be ap l ed to the corresponding horizontal bar-to withdraw the indicating strip from the vertical "bar. When the tubeslGhaVeYbeen approximately adjusted I to Q give the "p oper Qfull bars 19;: according to the width of thebody of the person to be meas ured', the horizontal bars are placed under the arms, and the tube leis adjusted. to the width between i the proper" heightfso that the horizontal bars a '19,' areincontact with the under portions of i the arms of the personffurther adjustment,

if necessaryibeing madeof the tubes 16.

s I Care is: taken that the pressure caused raising the vertical tube. 6 and the tubeltattached thereto[is not sufiicient to appreciably Withdraw the indicating strips '26 c J from the vertical bars 22;the purpose of ofthese indicating strips being to insure that i the horizontalibars ex'tend'frorn theendsof c Ithetelescoping tubes 16 accurately ina hQI'l-' W zon tal direction. If said indicating strips J a'regby the pressure upon'the' horizontal bars i ,i 0f t heiar1ns ofthe person being'measure'd appreciablywithdrawn fromv thevertical r bars as indijcated in dottedlines inFigifl,

i 'thenit is-knownthat said horiiontalbars it i ll9 do not extend ina horizontal direction, I d tube 6 and the tube attached thereto inustbe lowered until said pressure 1s"ren 1oyed .from the horizontal; bars, so that the-indicating strips move back into contact ith'sa'id Vertical bars 22.. In this 'way'it is j 2 4mm that "the; ends of theteleseoping'tubes l6fareatfithe exact level of the armpits of the-person to; be'measured; and since the v tubes-l6 move equallyinto or out of the tube I 1 1', the Iniddle of the tube 14 is then close to thecenteli Ofthe-bagln 7 In. each tube nearjlts outer end'bare three rapeeases 27, 2s, 29, Figs. 7 and s, containing'tapes31, 32, 335 the case 28 extending I ""ij' 'p jr ly ,Outside fsaid tube. 1 The tape"'31' 'eX- I V tends' fronithe-tape'case'27 throughia hole V a I i then into the i'verticaltube 22 and then in a downwardly ,(ilir ectio1i. This tapeis used for measuring 6 "in the top ofthe tube, and

oinerfis"garments, and it is pulled down and i v 4qfjt'o'a 'belt 3 L *around the omans- Waist to determine thereby thelength of the V *ulldQlrarIfLifl'It 1s also"used Withj'both men 1 I a fd.i vornenjfordetermining the length of the c "isleeve Thetape32jis 'extended'in a hori' "zonta l direction through holes in a the 'hori zontal bar; passing around rollers' 3 ,cand '.theirthroughloops'35, Figr 5, on the outside 0 th horizon'tal,bar, andisu'sed for deter 'm1ddleof the-baclgfalso'the entirepircunf i re csfefjfihi.b d s' an al o f d rm ng' th" qir umferenee, arou'ridithe highest artv i 4 ter of thefiieekat'th'e ba'cl; ;In addition,

'37, of which the tape 36jis usd for i ,aist,and jalsoftoj hebottoinof the *1 Allfeft ebefore dsripedtapes ateHeld' l 65' 1n AV-F1161? ieXtended positionby individual it rig'fthefdistance around: the body to the,

p the bustj'of a"WoinanJ Thetape 331; attends: through ajholie in the' tube 16 and is f used ff orjdeterminingthe distance to the cen-'= therefare' carried in ,c the tube 114,,tWo tape V bases 21, '23, whichare extensible; tapes 36,

a Vertical, holloiirjbar' V asshoW-n agspringfjsteel strip 74; to 1 i which i rigidl afttaohed horizontal Jam 75. iflhe horizontal'arin 69 jis adjustedso thatther bottoin of; t eatre is fat: aisle 9110i 130* J Y I I measuring height of "the top of. the gin;

'ment a'tithe 'back and the jtapeB'Z the length stops @{Figfii each two slide pieces 45, which slide in suitable guides 59, andiclarnp the tapebetweenthein.

attached-a; lower guide sectionll, to which adjustably vsecured, as shown at 42, an u 'aper'guidesection 43, which upper guide section carrles at its upper end a tape case 7 At the end of the lateral extenslon 2 forlnedz irecept lefiayE i'5, fo p -case 39, and to the Wall of, said receptaclels" 4:45 provided WithQa socket 46, Whichcanbe attaohedfto a'knob 47 onthe'waist' belt 34 of v I v th'e person beinglneasured Atape48 is drawn froin' the tape case 39 and ispassed p andits'upper end'is'attached byfa loop'151 to a tape52 drawn from thet ape ease The spring of theitape case '39 is more powerful than thatfof the tape ease "441, 1" 85.

throughloops 4:91 in the lower guide section,

and. consequently the lower tape/l9 ipulls down the upper tapef52untilfthe 51 reaehesthe uppermost-loop 49,w he1;-jeup0n the lower tape is arrested in its downward v 1n0Ve1nent,'th'e indicatingn arks on the upper I tapebeginning Where these on the lowertape' Forv instance, 1f the lowertapej I e min e c M c has indicating marks'u'p to nches, then the first indicating mark on the upper tape passed around the, hips andflthrough Qthe hoop 54 at'jthfe bottoms of vtheother strips, f and is brought" back toethetape foasei56f The length of thei'ta piethus'drawn out ofthe; Z case ,isfthen ascertained, Thisj. gives th fhip measure and'enablesthis measureto betalg'en by the. person-Who is being measured,

P ppa-l ndl side:D c- 158;. FisaQ nejctedfby ag raekl5 9,'1operatedby a pinion 60 i one sh'aftf6l. 'extending through: the tube 4. andturned By :a milled 'Wheelf62h Pins 63; 3 extend from said 'slidefthrough slots 64 we I are connectedto collars 6 5 car-ryingstuds66.- Secured to 'the forward end ofthe lower stud- 66 is a Vertical tube 67; l arranged to re eiveahaiigeriesgrrom thei loyvergend of t i which extends ahorizontal;arrrr69;. To the iisf.

upperstud 66 is secured aivertiealtubeiit) in If I v Tar whi h ss c d,

et r of ehe 2 t she etzth e qn a high n' ert'ed e ar-flitd h ch i sewe i25 1 being measured, and the upper horizontal" arm 75 extends into the crotcho'f a man who is'being measured for trousers, and the distance between these arms give the inside length of the trousers.- The springstrip 74 is for-the purpose of insuring that the arm 75 extends accurately ina horizontal direction in a manner already explained. I

86 indicates a skirt form supported by a frame 8?,which can. be supported on the tube 4,in'the place of the bar 71. A woman who is to be measured for a skirt, by inspect- 1 mg a half skirt placed upon the skirt form, is able to determine whether the bottom of the skirt is at the proper heightifrom the ground. She cando this much more a'ccu rately than by inspecting by means of a mirror, a skirt which sheis wearing, because in the latter case she necessarily stoops somewhatto view, even by a mirror, the bottom ot'the skirt and thus causes the skirt to hang imp roperly,*so that she obtains an incorrect estimate of the height ot'th'ebotto'm. By the present device this error is avoided. I The belt 3% is very advantageous for de- 'termining the exact waist measure. This belt is formed at short intervals with spring sockets 76, which are adapted toreceive balls or knobs 77. It is now the practice for the tailor to pass a tape aboutthe waistaandto draw it tight and ask the person to be measured whether it is'too tight, or not tight enough. But this does not give very correct results, because thesensation of tightness is only temporary, and is therefore not a proper indication of the degree of tightness I for permanent wear. I The belt 34 avoids this inaccuracy, if aper son wears this belt during the whole time that would be proper that she is being measured, and therefore has sufficlent time toide'termine whether it has been drawn tothe properdegree ottightness. I

78 Fig. 12 indicates a tape, which is used in conjunctionivith the belt 34 This tape is formed at oneend with asocket which is secured to a knob or ball on one slde of the belt, and fthe tape is then passed up the front of the body and around the backof the neckand is brought over the front of the body and secured by another socket to a knob or ball at the other sideof the belt.

The tape is adjusted so that it passesacross the middle of the back of the neck, and

thus, by means of said'tape, the distance from the belt to the middle of the back of the neck can be ascertained. The tape also furnishes a starting point toimeasure down:

the back from the top to the Waist.

79 indicatesa tape'cas'e attached tothe belt, from which a tape 81 can beficarried over the shoulder to the center of the back or" the neck. Thisgives the length of the front waist. Alsoit the highest part of the bust.

combination of a vertical ad usta'bly 'supportmg the" same above the ground, spring strip, the lower end? 5. An arm square'orthe'like, gives the length over;

I clainiz-A ii 1 1. In ata1l0rs measuring mstrument, the

combination of an arm square comprising a vertical member and an approx mately honzontal member,'the latter arranged to fit porting said horizontal memberon said ver-i :tical member, said means including means for indicating an excess of pressure of the arm p1t on sald horlzontal member.

1 2. In a ta1lo "smeasur1ng instrument the for close" againstthe armpit of the person to H be measured, and means for'resil ently supmember, means of-which isrigidly secured to said vertical member and a member extending in a gen- I v sald spring strip and rigidly secured thereto.

eral horizontal direction from 3.1111 -aftailors measuring instrument, a vertically extensible standard, a horizontaltal bar one at each end thereof and means barv supported thereby and vertieallyadjust able n-position by extension ofsaid' standard, QXtGIISlOII. members :for said horizon for causin horizontalad'ustment of said extensions, said means including meansfor causing said extensions to move inwardlyand outwardly to and from eachother equal movements with relation to said hori-' zontal bar, and an arm square carried at the outer end of each extenslomsa d arm square comprising a vertical member, a horizontal member, andres lient means for normally holding said horizontal member up in true justablerin position by extensionof said standard, extension membersforsaid hori-f 'zontal bar oneat each end thereof and means for causing horizontal adjustment of said extensions, said, means including means for causing'said extensions to move. in-

wardly and outwardlyto and: from each other, by equal movement with relation to said horizontallbanana an arm end of each extension, said arm square comprising a vertical. member, a

square cars ried at the outer horizontal member, and resilient means for normally, f holding sa d horizontal member up in true horizontal position, said means including a resilient strip fastened at its, v: i lower end to thevertical member a and] adapted to normallylie closely to saidmemr her, the horizontal member being mounted on said resilient fstrip somewhat above its lower end;

comprising a vertical member and a horizontal meme 7 her, vertically adjustable means for supporting the vertical member, means] for resiliently; supporting said horizontal member on; said vertical member and for indi- V i .cating downward movement of the horizon-v 7 .tal member-from 'true horizontal positionf duetojexcess vejdoyvnvvard pressure thereon.

L 6 Anearm} square or the like, Comprising "v r i ia e d i hbr nta im m e ,z Yer; ticallv adjustable means for supporting the 1 ll memben and a flatfresilient strip in e er t l securedatitslovverendzto theivertioalmember, the upper end of'said strip adaptedto normally lie closely V to 7 said; vertical meme her, theihori zontal member being carried on f lithe ;Str vP SQmeWhat above 'its Q ber -and' a horizontal member, and means fortresiliently t supporting. said horizontal i Copies of this; 11min mey be obteined fornve dents eaeh, by addressing the? Commissioner offl aten ts, V j

" r F Y 'WashingtonJlCP I Fora tailors measuring instrument, ombination of a vertically extensible st ndard, ;a horizontal barsupported there-f member on said vertioal member and forin dicating downward movement .ofthe horizontal'm'ember from true horizontal posits 7 tion due to excessive downward pressure thereon. i 8. Ina tailors measuring instrument, the combination ofva vertical standard,-.va hori-i zontal bar supported-therebyand vertically. i

adjustable thereon, a horizontal;eitensionf member-"for said bar, vmeasurin'g ftapes' mounted on and extensible .Vfrom r said 'horizontal bar and the outer end of said extenr S1011 memberg'and an arm squarecarried at I l the outer endofisaid extension member, sald square comprising a ,vertical member and-a horizontal member, andlmeans for resiliently supporting said horizontal member on said' verticalfmember and for indicat-i FRANCIS M. WRIGHT, I 1 11B. jRI'onARns:

ing downward movement of the'horizontal V member'ffrom true horizontal position "duet it *tofexcessive downward pressure 1 thereonfl l In, testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set i my hand, in v the presence of two subscribing 

